Look at what short-wave infrared (SWIR) imagery can give you. On February 4, sometime between 7:00-16:00, a US airstrike hit an ISIS building in Shaykh Hamad village, Baghouz town, Syria. Fire and smoke are visible in the satellite image.

Jihadist source tells IS families not to trust Western media. In a Telegram post al-Tawhid Awalan Da'iman, accuses western journalists, who interviewed female family members of IS fighters, of exploiting their stories to turn the public opinion against them.

SDF commander says the ISIS caliphate - once close to the size of Britain - is down to its last two square kilometres. Battle expected to last several days yet, a stage is being built at the al-Omar oil field military base for the formal announcement.

More than 200 members of a Da'ish terror network in Ramadi have been detained by Iraq's intelligence apparatus in one of the biggest anti-terror operations carried out in recent memory. This is a massive blow to Da'ish and its long-term revival in Anbar province.

SOHR reporting that the US-led coalition has killed at least 16 civilians in the Islamic State's final pocket of territory, Baghouz. A lot of the remaining civilians are believed to be linked to the militants in some way - SOHR says at least half the dead are children.

Weather, determined enemy playing a role in the fight to oust ISIS from its last sliver of territory in Syria SDF "continue to slowly and methodically advance despite poor weather conditions against an entrenched enemy" per @OIRSpox

The Syrian Democratic Forces are witnessing a massive exodus from the enclave of Deir al-Zour, and the ISIS fighters are trying to escape. They are hiding among civilians. According to information from the Front, 11 people were arrested, including two French women, six Turkish and three Ukrainian.

Daesh claims killing an Interior Ministry official and 2 of his guards about 20km north of Rutbah, in Anbar province. US special forces were seen by locals coming into the area, probably tracking Daesh fighters.

Italyan newspaper @repubblica says an Italian journalist and a fellow from CNN were targeted while reporting in Syria embedded with the SDF. The Italian has been injured in the head and then taken to the US-held al-Omar base.

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